SPCE 609 SAFMEDS TERMS UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Celeration the change (acceleration or deceleration) in rate of responding over time
Topography The physical form or shape of behavior (i.e., what it looks like).
, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) The process of analyzing and improving socially significant behaviors through the
scientific method.
radical behavorism The study of all human behavior including public and private events.
Contingency Dependent and temporal relations between operant behavior and its controlling
variables
Positive reinforcement A stimulus is ADDED to the environment following a behavior, which results in an
INCREASE in future behavior.
Behavior The portion of an organism's interaction with the environment that involves some
movement of the organism.
Interobserver Agreement (IOA) Represents the extent to which two observers report the same values after
measuring the same events
Conditioned Stimulus a formerly neutral stimulus that now causes a response because of its link to an
unconditioned stimulus
Continuous schedule of reinforcement A fixed ratio schedule which presents a reinforcer after each occurrence of
behavior. This is often referred to as an FR1 schedule.
Variable Interval (VI) This schedule of reinforcement requires a varying amount of time to elapse before
reinforcement is provided.
Non-contingent reinforcement (NCR) Reinforcement is delivered on a schedule independent of behavior
Calibration A comparison of data produced from a measurement system to a true value or
known standard. If errors are found, then this information is used to correct the
measurement system.
Explanatory Fiction A fictitious or hypothetical variable that often takes the form of another name for
the observed phenomenon it claims to explain and contributes nothing to a
functional account or understanding of the phenomenon, such as "intelligence" or
"cognitive awareness," as explanations for why an organism pushes the lever when
the light is on and food is available but does not push the lever when the light is
off and no food is available.
Antecedent An environmental condition or stimulus change existing or occurring prior to a
behavior of interest.
Fixed Interval This schedule of reinforcement requires a specified period of time to elapse
before reinforcement is available without specification of how many responses
will be made.
Contingency-Shaped Behavior Behavior that is shaped through direct experience with contingencies.
ANSWERS
Celeration the change (acceleration or deceleration) in rate of responding over time
Topography The physical form or shape of behavior (i.e., what it looks like).
, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) The process of analyzing and improving socially significant behaviors through the
scientific method.
radical behavorism The study of all human behavior including public and private events.
Contingency Dependent and temporal relations between operant behavior and its controlling
variables
Positive reinforcement A stimulus is ADDED to the environment following a behavior, which results in an
INCREASE in future behavior.
Behavior The portion of an organism's interaction with the environment that involves some
movement of the organism.
Interobserver Agreement (IOA) Represents the extent to which two observers report the same values after
measuring the same events
Conditioned Stimulus a formerly neutral stimulus that now causes a response because of its link to an
unconditioned stimulus
Continuous schedule of reinforcement A fixed ratio schedule which presents a reinforcer after each occurrence of
behavior. This is often referred to as an FR1 schedule.
Variable Interval (VI) This schedule of reinforcement requires a varying amount of time to elapse before
reinforcement is provided.
Non-contingent reinforcement (NCR) Reinforcement is delivered on a schedule independent of behavior
Calibration A comparison of data produced from a measurement system to a true value or
known standard. If errors are found, then this information is used to correct the
measurement system.
Explanatory Fiction A fictitious or hypothetical variable that often takes the form of another name for
the observed phenomenon it claims to explain and contributes nothing to a
functional account or understanding of the phenomenon, such as "intelligence" or
"cognitive awareness," as explanations for why an organism pushes the lever when
the light is on and food is available but does not push the lever when the light is
off and no food is available.
Antecedent An environmental condition or stimulus change existing or occurring prior to a
behavior of interest.
Fixed Interval This schedule of reinforcement requires a specified period of time to elapse
before reinforcement is available without specification of how many responses
will be made.
Contingency-Shaped Behavior Behavior that is shaped through direct experience with contingencies.
